http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/tags/A/free.html en Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:17:58 -0400 webmaster@lib.vt.edu webmaster@lib.vt.edu http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/archive-grid.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/A/S_archive-grid.jpg" alt="Archive Grid" height="133px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/" title="ArchiveGrid from OCLC" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/')" shape="rect">ArchiveGrid from OCLC</a> </span></h2><p><i>ArchiveGrid</i> indexes descriptions of archival material (such as we keep in our Special Collections) in libraries, museums, historical societies, and archives. Contact information for the source archive is provided.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/archive-grid.html">Full record</a></p> Fri, 03 May 2013 16:28:37 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/archive-grid.html Catalogs (about publications) Countries and cultures Virginia Tech Freely accessible databases Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/agnic.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/A/S_agnic.jpg" alt="Agriculture Information Network Center" height="156px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.agnic.org/search/" title="AgNIC" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.agnic.org/search/')" shape="rect">AgNIC</a> </span></h2><p><i>AgNIC</i> indexes citations, abstracts, and some full text from journals, reports, image collections, and more from many partner libraries and institutions.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/agnic.html">Full record</a></p> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:40:26 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/agnic.html Article searching Professional and trade literature Reports, standards, and financials Freely accessible databases Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/C/chemistry-foundations-and-applications-from-gale.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/G/S_gale-virtual-ref.jpg" alt="Gale Virtual Reference Library" height="132px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/screencasts/gale/index.html"><img alt="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_screencast.gif" title="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" width="20" /></a></div><h2><span> <a href="http://find.galegroup.com/gvrl/infomark.do?type=aboutBook&amp;prodId=GVRL&amp;eisbn=9780028659138&amp;userGroupName=viva_vpi&amp;version=1.0" title="Chemistry: Foundations and Applications from Gale Virtual Reference Library" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://find.galegroup.com/gvrl/infomark.do?type=aboutBook&amp;prodId=GVRL&amp;eisbn=9780028659138&amp;userGroupName=viva_vpi&amp;version=1.0')" shape="rect">Chemistry: Foundations and Applications from Gale Virtual Reference Library</a> </span></h2><p><i>Chemistry: Foundations and Applications</i> provides full-text reference articles in HTML and PDF on all aspects of chemistry, including biographies of prominent chemists. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000876"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/C/chemistry-foundations-and-applications-from-gale.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/C/chemistry-foundations-and-applications-from-gale.html Chemical and physical properties Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Freely accessible databases Restricted to Virginia Tech users Screencast tutorials available http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/australian-patents-from-ip-australia.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/A/S_auspat.jpg" alt="Austrailian Patents from IP Australia" height="74px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/ols/auspat/structuredSearchPage.do" title="Austrailian Patents from IP Australia" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/ols/auspat/structuredSearchPage.do')" shape="rect">Austrailian Patents from IP Australia</a> </span></h2><p>Australian patents and patent applications from 1998-present.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/australian-patents-from-ip-australia.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/australian-patents-from-ip-australia.html Patents and trademarks Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/astrophysics-data-system-abstract-service-from-sao-nasa.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/S/S_sao-nasa.jpg" alt="SAO/NASA" height="174px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html" title="Astrophysics Data System Abstract Service from SAO/NASA" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html')" shape="rect">Astrophysics Data System Abstract Service from SAO/NASA</a> </span></h2><p>Search or browse full text and citations to articles, conference proceedings, reports, data catalogs, dissertations, and digitized books in astronomy and astrophysics. Includes scans of  historical astronomical publications. 1800s-present.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/astrophysics-data-system-abstract-service-from-sao-nasa.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/astrophysics-data-system-abstract-service-from-sao-nasa.html Article searching Conference papers, preprints, and working papers Professional and trade literature Reports, standards, and financials Freely accessible databases Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/astronomical-almanac-online.html <div style=" float: left; width: 200px;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/A/S_astro-almanac.jpg" alt="Astronomical Almanac" height="171px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://asa.usno.navy.mil/index.html" title="Astronomical Almanac Online" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://asa.usno.navy.mil/index.html')" shape="rect">Astronomical Almanac Online</a> </span></h2><p>Online version of the <a href="http://addison.vt.edu/record=b1230975~S1">Astronomical Almanac</a>, a joint publication of the Nautical Almanac Office in the United States and Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO) in the United Kingdom.<i>The Astronomical Almanac Online</i> does not duplicate all the data from the book. It does, in some cases, provide additional information or greater precision than the printed data. Updates to this site occur regularly and accompany the publication of the book. Data tables presented in HTML, PDF, and ASCII. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000708"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/astronomical-almanac-online.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/astronomical-almanac-online.html Chemical and physical properties Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/asce-civil-engineerng-database.html <div style=" float: left; width: 200px;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/A/S_asce-ced.jpg" alt="ASCE Civil Engineering Database" height="119px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://cedb.asce.org/" title="ASCE Civil Engineering Database" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://cedb.asce.org/')" shape="rect">ASCE Civil Engineering Database</a> </span></h2><p>The <i>Civil Engineering Database</i> (CEDB) indexes citations for all ASCE publications. The database covers all the journals, conference proceedings, books, standards, manuals, magazines, and newspapers published by ASCE. Journal papers with abstracts go back to 1970. Non-abstract journal records go back to 1958. The book records are complete dating back to the early 1900s. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000747"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/asce-civil-engineerng-database.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/asce-civil-engineerng-database.html Article searching Conference papers, preprints, and working papers Professional and trade literature Reports, standards, and financials Freely accessible databases Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/arxiv-org-from-cornel-university-library.html <div style=" float: left; width: 200px;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/A/S_arxiv.jpg" alt="arXiv" height="122px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /> <img alt="Green open access - self archiving" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_open-access-green.gif" title="Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia" width="14" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://arxiv.org/find" title="arXiv.org from Cornell University Library" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://arxiv.org/find')" shape="rect">arXiv.org from Cornell University Library</a> </span></h2><p><i>ArXiv</i> is a highly-automated electronic, open archive and distribution server for research articles in engineering and the physical sciences. Full text available in a variety of formats, including PDF, HTML, and PS.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/arxiv-org-from-cornel-university-library.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/arxiv-org-from-cornel-university-library.html Article searching Freely accessible databases Contents of database in Summon Green open access: self archiving http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/art-arch-thesaurus-from-getty.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/G/S_getty.jpg" alt="Getty" height="104px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/aat/" title="Art and Architecture Thesaurus from Getty" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/aat/')" shape="rect">Art and Architecture Thesaurus from Getty</a> </span></h2><p>The <i>AAT</i> is a structured vocabulary of around 34,000 concepts, including 131,000 terms, descriptions, bibliographic citations, and other information relating to fine art, architecture, decorative arts, archival materials, and material culture. Use terms located here for searches in other databases.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/art-arch-thesaurus-from-getty.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/art-arch-thesaurus-from-getty.html Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/art-arch-drawings-database.html <div style=" float: left; width: 200px;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/A/S_aadd.jpg" alt="Art + Architecture Drawings Database" height="85px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://dsp.lib.vt.edu/aadd/search.php" title="Art + Architecture Drawings Database" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://dsp.lib.vt.edu/aadd/search.php')" shape="rect">Art + Architecture Drawings Database</a> </span></h2><p>Contains over 400 architecture plan sets held in the <a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/artarch/index.html">Art + Architecture Library</a> at Virginia Tech. The collection concentrates on American architecture of the late 20th century and includes plan sets specific to the Virginia Tech campus and Blacksburg. </p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/art-arch-drawings-database.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/art-arch-drawings-database.html Catalogs (about publications) Virginia Tech Freely accessible databases Restricted to Virginia Tech users http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/archival-research-catalog-from-national-archives.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/A/S_arc.jpg" alt="Archival Research Catalog" height="142px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/" title="Archival Research Catalog (ARC) from the National Archives" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/')" shape="rect">Archival Research Catalog (ARC) from the National Archives</a> </span></h2><p><i>ARC</i> is the online catalog of the National Archives' nationwide holdings. This catalog displays descriptions of record groups and collections, series, file units, and items. Some content has been digitized, including historical documents, photographs, and images. </p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/archival-research-catalog-from-national-archives.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/archival-research-catalog-from-national-archives.html Catalogs (about publications) Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/aquastat-from-fao.html <div style=" float: left; width: 200px;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/F/S_fao.jpg" alt="Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations" height="122px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/data/query/index.html" title="AQUASTAT from FAO" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/data/query/index.html')" shape="rect">AQUASTAT from FAO</a> </span></h2><p><i>AQUASTAT</i> collects, analyzes, and disseminates information on water resources, water uses, and agricultural water management with an emphasis on countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Information and datasets are available by country on land use and population, climate and water resource, water use, by sector and by source, irrigation and drainage development, and environment and health. 1958-present.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/aquastat-from-fao.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/aquastat-from-fao.html Countries and cultures Reports, standards, and financials Statistics and data sets Freely accessible databases Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/animalbase.html <div style=" float: left; width: 200px;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/A/S_animalbase.jpg" alt="AnimalBase" height="147px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/search" title="AnimalBase" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/search')" shape="rect">AnimalBase</a> </span></h2><p><i>AnimalBase</i> provides copyright-free open access to zoological works and provides manually verified lists of names of zoological genera and species. It includes digitized books and journal articles, most from prior to 1900, in their original language. Documents display as scanned images; many can be downloaded as PDFs. You can also search or browse by species, genus, or family. 350 BCE-present.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/animalbase.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/animalbase.html Article searching Ebook packages Ejournal packages Multimedia Narratives, diaries, and letters Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/animal-drugs-at-fda.html <div style=" float: left; width: 200px;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/F/S_fda.jpg" alt="FDA" height="116px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/" title="Animal Drugs @ FDA" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/')" shape="rect">Animal Drugs @ FDA</a> </span></h2><p>Replaces the <i>Database of Approved Animal Drug Products</i> or Green Book, a database that was previously developed and managed by the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM) Drug Information Laboratory. Allows users to search for detailed descriptions of all FDA-approved new animal drugs, including patents.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/animal-drugs-at-fda.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/animal-drugs-at-fda.html Chemical and physical properties Patents and trademarks Freely accessible databases Contents of database in Summon